Serious Reasons why you should use Linux and how to get started

15-12-2020, 12:52 PM

frankyshow Wrote: I have not used Linux before but after I've read your post and an article about iOS System: Is it as secure as they say? I've realized that it is better to use Linux that will be more secure than any other OS. So you have a choice, you use Windows or Android, or iOs or any other desktop and mobile OS and install an antivirus that can't give you 100% guarantees or you move to Linux. Will probably try. Thanks.

The reason why Linux is relatively more secure is because nothing goes on without your consent. If a malicious script runs on your system, it's often because you didn't pay enough attention. HOWEVER, because the community is just as concerned with safety as you are, if not exponentially more so, viruses and malicious programs often get caught by the community long before it gets to you. If you're really concerned with viruses, Linux has a free antivirus called ClamAV, and user-friendly firewalls such as Firewalld, ufw, gufw--which are all really just the same firewall with different GUIs.


As you get more used to your system, you can also start using more advanced software such as Firejail, Apparmor, and SELinux, which isolate your apps from one another so that even if one of your programs get compromised, it doesn't matter because they won't be able to access the rest of your system. That said, Linux is not impervious to hacks. If someone wants to get you, and they're very good at it, they will get you. Linux will be as safe as you are careful.

tl;dr: Install ClamAV and a firewall. Both are already set up for you on fresh install, and will only need as much configuration as you want it to.

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15-12-2020, 12:52 PM

frankyshow Wrote: I have not used Linux before but after I've read your post and an article about iOS System: Is it as secure as they say? I've realized that it is better to use Linux that will be more secure than any other OS. So you have a choice, you use Windows or Android, or iOs or any other desktop and mobile OS and install an antivirus that can't give you 100% guarantees or you move to Linux. Will probably try. Thanks.

Another thing I forgot to mention was that the reason why Linux is "more secure" than Windows and Mac is because it's open-source. Even if YOU don't understand the source code, the people who do understand can tweak the code to make it safer and more secure out-of-the-box when you install it. These are tens of thousand of people (AND GROWING) who care about the safety and security of their systems when they install the kernel, and you'll be using software designed by these very people. (Source)

Windows and Mac do not follow these principles, as they are proprietary (which means privately-owned) software. The biggest risk here is that you are under their mercy, because they can inject any kind of malicious but legal spyware, such as backdoors for the US government into your system--which they have already been caught red-handed for (Source) (Source 2) (Apple source). Not only that, but you're also forced to install their bloatware. Did you know that you can get a Linux install for as little as 10MB? Even most user-friendly distributions take up 6 to 8GB at most at fresh install. That includes an Office suite, a web browser, and other utilities you might miss in Windows. On the other hand, Windows takes up a whopping 20GB at a fresh install.

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15-12-2020, 01:03 PM

relatedsikh Wrote: I'm concerned about support for tools I use a lot, like Autodesk Fusion 360. How is support for those things on non-native?

tl;dr: Unfortunately, Fusion 360 does not have support, but there is an alternative called FreeCAD, which is fairly similar, but has a learning curve. Learn more about it here. And a comprehensive tutorial here.


This is a question that's worthy of its own thread. I'll work on that some other time. For now, to answer your question:

CAD software is one of the things that Linux users have been left wanting, because again, Linux has a small market share. Based on this (forum post)[/url]
, AutoCAD unfortunately does not support Linux at this time.

However, there are alternatives. There's [url=https://www.freecadweb.org/]FreeCAD which has a thriving community, and is just as high-level of a tool as Autocad and Fusion360. According to an article by total3dprinting.com,

That part about FreeCAD being development might sound iffy to you, but keep in mind that it has been under development since 2000. It is a maturing software that continues to undergo free and frequent updates. And if you fancy yourself a scripter, FreeCAD is also scriptable for your own functions. It has, however, had many hiccups over the course of its development, but most of those kinks have been smoothened out by the community.

It will have a learning curve, but if you're already used to CAD software, it shouldn't be too bad. Here's a comprehensive tutorial for FreeCAD, last updated October 2020: link

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15-12-2020, 10:54 AM

electwix3 Wrote: Yeah, You are right about so many engines to support Linux
but so many of the game engines support Linux also Mac but they are not working fine with linux. I just tried before like I am just using ue4 for my games.

On the contrary, Unreal Engine has been giving out more and more support for Linux users. Source